Tailwheel Academy

Rexy Earns Her Wings

Finally, our friendly T-Rex gets her pilot’s license!

T-Rex Studies to be a Pilot

Our intrepid T-Rex begins her studies to become a pilot!

Our intrepid T-Rex goes for her first biplane flight!

$25,900. 1947 O-200A 100hp Cessna 140. 500SMOH, McCauley Climb Prop, 4785TT. Mags overhauled 2019, New Icom A220 Radio and Concord RG25 battery 2019. Oil Cooler, Stratus ESG (ADS-B Compliant), Stratus 2/3 RS232 port, USB charging ports, C-150 Exhaust, dual toe brakes, Alaska Bushwheel, skylights, Spin On Oil Filter, VG kit, hooker 4-point harness, leading edge landing/taxi light, pilot/co-pilot…

T-Rex Meets Her Instructor

T-Rex begins her training to become a pilot!

We recently finished a long, long cross country that originated in Seattle, WA, and concluded in Pompano Beach, FL. Many of the decisions we faced were similar to scenarios you might see on a Private Pilot checkride. Well, except we lived them for real in our Cessna 170B.

Here’s a scenario based on a real situation we faced:

To Divert… Or Not

You are flight planned to L32, Jonesville, LA…

Congrats New TW Pilot Captain Tina!

Congratulations to newly minted and sharp CFI Captain Tina, who earned her tailwheel wings today!

Flying West I hope there’s a place, way up in the sky, Where pilots can go, when they have to die. A place where a guy can buy a cold beer For a friend and a comrade, whose memory is dear; A place where no doctor or lawyer can tread , Nor a management type would ere be caught dead; Just a quaint little place, kind of dark, full of smoke, Where they like to sing loud, and love a good joke; The kind of a…

The T-Rex Story: Part 2

In part 2 of the T-Rex story, Rexy goes in search of her first flight instructor. Will she succeed?

The T-Rex Aviator Story - Part 1

Join us as T-Rex discovers a New Year’s Resolution… and learns to fly!